Science Vocab Crossword

The temperature of a parcel of air at which the relative humidity is 100%
Stratus-like clouds that form at ground level
A mass of extremely tiny liquid water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere
The process by which droplets join together and grow to form raindrops and hail
A microscopic particle suspended in the air on which water easily condenses to form droplets
A low pressure center toward which surrounded winds spiral counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
A microscopic particle suspended in the air on which water easily deposits to form ice crystals
A dense cold global wind spiraling out from the high pressure zones over the poles the east
A global wind of the mid latitudes that blows consistently from southeast to northeast
The rate of change of atomspheric pressure with horizontal distance
In geology any process that causes chemical substances dissolved in water to form a solid compound
A reliable global wind blowing from the subtropical highs towards the equator
A high pressure center from which winds spiral outward in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere or counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
A ratio of the amount of water the air is actually holding to the amount it could hold at that same temperature
A measure of the amount of gaseous water vapor in the air
Moving air
The lowering of felt air temperature as wind blows over unprotected skin
The process of the atmosphere at a given time and place
The scientific study of the atmosphere
The weight of the atmospheric gases on the earths surface